- The surfer glides effortlessly through the streets of Jeddah in a burka
- The person is believed to be a woman though some viewers have disputed this
- The footage has gone viral since it was uploaded to Twitter on Tuesday
A burka-clad surfer has been filmed riding through flooded streets in Saudi Arabia on a wakeboard.
The video, filmed in Jeddah, shows the person, dressed entirely in black, being dragged through the water by a car.
The surfer expertly navigates her board at a speed of around 20mph as rock music is played over the top of the footage.
A burka-clad surfer has been filmed riding through flooded streets in Saudi Arabia on a wakeboard
The video emerged on Twitter earlier this week and has had more than 12,000 retweets and 16,000 likes.
It is believed the person in the video is a woman, though some viewers have disputed this.
One Twitter user wrote: ‘I think there’s a man inside this scene really I think.’
‘Yes. Taller than the average height for a woman,’ agreed another one.
The video, filmed in Jeddah, shows the the person, dressed entirely in black, being dragged through the water by a car
The surfer expertly navigates her board at a speed of around 20mph as rock music is played over the top of the footage
Women participating in sport has been a controversial topic in Saudi Arabia for many years and women’s sport has been suppressed by conservative Islamic religious authorities.
However, change has taken place in recent years and in 2013 the state’s first dedicated sports centre for girls was opened in the city of Khobar.
Saudi Arabia has been hampered by torrential downpours recently that has seen schools, universities and offices closed due to flooding.